Jaqueline Beverly Stanard papers

Location of collection:

Virginia Military Institute Archives

Preston Library

Virginia Military Institute

345 Letcher Ave.

Lexington, VA 24450-0304

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Preferred citation:

Jaqueline Beverly Stanard papers, 1863-1865. MS 0083. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:

0.25 Linear Feet approximately 20 items

Creator:

Stanard, Jaqueline Beverly, 1845-1864

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

Jaqueline Beverly Stanard papers, 1863-1865. MS 0083. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Jaqueline Beverly Stanard papers (approximately 20 items) consist of letters from Cadet Stanard to his family (dated 1863 to 1864), a telegram concerning Stanard's body, letters from his brother Robert to their mother (dated 1865), and two essays written at VMI.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards ice skating on the frozen river, attending church, academics, and demerits.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia to his sister. Letter regards family health matters and daily life at VMI.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virgina. Letter regards financials, family matters, and daily life at VMI.

Letter written from "Camp Jackson." Letter regards a trip to Staunton, Virginia, the Corps of Cadets leaving VMI to reinforce Stonewall Jackson, and family matters.

Letter regards family matters and daily life.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards cadet life, family matters, and a desire to fight in the war.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards finances and daily life at VMI.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards march to Camp Staunton, Virginia and family matters.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards family matters, Christmas dinner, cadet life, and finances.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards ice skating, George Washington's birthday, finances, and cadet life.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards receipt of a package, family matters, "greening" of a cadet, and cadet life.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards winter weather, cadet life, fortifications of VMI, and a desire to enter the Army.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards family matters, a desire to join the Army, and cadet life.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards finances, potential for battle, and a request to resign and join the Army.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards return to VMI, family matters, cadet life, and suspension of academic duties to honor the anniversary Stonewall Jackson's death.

Written from Staunton, Virginia. Letter regards orders from General Breckenridge to march to Staunton, news of the Civil War, and life at camp.

Written from Staunton, Virginia. Telegraph regards the death of Jaqueline Beverly Stanard and the location of his body.

The Southern Telegraph Companies.

Written from Harrisonburg, Virginia. Telegraph regards the death of Jaqueline Beverly Stanard.

Two essays written for an assignment at VMI.

Composition for an assignment at VMI that discusses thoughts on life.

Composition for an assignment at VMI that discusses thoughts on war.

Stanard family letters written after the death of Cadet Jaqueline Beverly Stanard and envelopes addressed to family members.

Four letters. One letter fragment (dated July 28, 1864) is from Jaqueline Beverly Stanard's sister to VMI Cadet Louis C. Wise and mentions the death of her brother. Three letters (dated 1864-1865) are written from Stanard's brother Robert to their mother.

Written from Orange County, Virginia by one of Jaqueline Beverly Stanard's sisters. Letter regards the death of her brother.

Written from Bunker Hill, Virginia. Letter regards to Jaqueline Beverly Stanard's death, family matters, and news of the Civil War.

Written from Fishersville, Virginia. Letter regards family matters and troop movements.

Written from Head Quarters Army V.D. Letter regards traveling to Staunton, Virginia and family matters.

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards family matters and financials.

Written from Staunton, Virginia. Telegraph regards Jaqueline Beverly Stanard's death at the Battle of New Market.

Written from Staunton, Virginia. Letter regards Jaqueline Beverly Stanard's death.

Written from Christiansburg, Virginia. Letter regards Jaqueline Beverly Stanard's death and family matters.

Biographical / historical:

Jacqueline Beverly Stanard was born in 1845 in Orange County, Virginia. He entered VMI in January 1863 as a member of the Class of 1867, and was killed at the Battle of New Market on May 15, 1864, while serving as a Cadet Private, Company B.

Physical location:

Manuscripts stacks

Related

Related material:

Many of these letters, as well as material from other sources and background information, appear in the book "Letters of a New Market Cadet", edited by John G. Barrett and Robert K. Turner, Jr. (Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 1961).

Alternative form available:

The Jaqueline Beverly Stanard papers are avaliable online.

Other descriptive data:

Virginia Military Institute

My Dear Mother

Virginia Military Institute

My Dear Sister,

Virginia Military Institute

My darling Mother

Send me Charlie Taliaferro direction. There is a Cadet who wants to write him. Excuse this miserable scrawl. What has become of Theodore G. Did he say anything about Taylor.

Camp Jackson Aug 28th 1863

My darling Mother,

Send me the Buffingtons letters if you get any. Their brother is here. Will tell you about him in my next.

...one of my favorites, give her my love. Champe so you ever hear from Mr. G now. Poor fellow! I expect he is dying out in N.C. by degrees with the [blues]. Let me hear something from him in your next. You know how I love him. Who are you engaged to at present? I fear you are gaining yourself the name of flirt. I hope not tho. I suppose it is because you have so many extravagant admirers, and not wishing to get married you are necessarily compelled to send some up the spout. I am really glad you are not like most of the girls at present, crazy to get married, for I should hate like all the world to give you up. You recollect I dreampt last summer that you were married and how I told you it distressed me. As my prospects for being a married man are exceedingly doubtful, I think I shall have to consent to the proposition you made some time ago that we should both remain single. Do you not remember it? You say you believe Victoria Is really going to write her fate with Capt. Hardy's. I am sorry for it myself for I never fancied him much. Hasn't she had better offers? She certainly is a changeable girl. Does Uncle E like the "Capt" or is he opposed to the match? I suppose they are daily looking for Mary from Baltimore. I guess she will have lots to tell. How I would like to be at home to hear her & Sister Mollie talk. If Bob & M. have arrived tell them I will write them both soon. Did Sister go down to R. as she expected or did the Yankees raid frighten her out of the notion? Champe in several of my letters from home they have mentioned Gen. Pizzini's[?] name. Who is he? I have never seen anything about him in the newspapers. You say the young man who took my bundle & letters home did not call. I did not expect he would, as he is very bashful. He is a very good boy, but one of the ugliest boys you ever saw. He does not intend returning here. Resigned to enter the army. Well dear Sister I I have written you quite a long letter so must stop and mail it. You must excuse all mistakes and bad writing. The boys are discussing the probability of the Corps being ordered out (although rumors circulated here in barracks) etc. and making so much fuss that I scarcely know what I am writing. And now I must bid you adieu. With love to all the family and hoping to have the exquisite pleasure of reading one of your usual interesting letters again soon.

Virginia Military Institute

My dear Sister,

V.M.I. Dec. 19th 1863

My darling Mother

Virginia Military Institute

My dear Mother

P.S. Make some of the family write me soon & often. You will find in my coat a rough sketch of Charleston & Vicinity which I drew for amusement. It has been laying up in my drawer so long the plagued mice destroyed it and commenced eating the edges.

Virginia Military Institute

My dear Mother

Virginia Military Institute

My dear Mother

Virginia Military Institute

My darling Sister

P.S. Write soon & tell the other members of the family to do the same.

Virginia Military Institute

My dear Mother

Virginia Military Institute

My dear Sister

V.M.I. April the 24th 1864

My darling Mother

I am in want of draws.

Virginia Military Institute

My darling Mother

P.S. Excuse this miserable scrawl.

Staunton May the 12th 1864

My darling Mother

Telegram Fragment.

Life

War

"Berry Hill"

Cadet L.C. Wise

Hd Qrs Arty Corps V.D.

My Darling Mother

I have written Mollie so often giving her all the news (which of course you get through her) that there is but little left me to day to make up a letter. Still I know my Darling Mother will be glad to get my letter though it may be a very dull one. And then too I am aware of my inability to write a letter which will compare with those you are mow deprived of by the death of that Darling & Christian child. Still my Dear Mother, that feeling shall not deter me from writing and I trust to God that in the deprivation you have sustained in those sweet & loving letters, mine may serve to cheer you, and assure you have a son whose love is as great as a child's could be, although he may be incompetent to control words to express that love. I know my Darling Mother how you miss those sweet letters from that dear child, and feel how very incompetent I am to send you such messages of love as he always sent, still feeling assured of bearing you all the love a dutiful son can bear I commence this letter (knowing as I have before marked) it will be properly appreciated while at the same time hoping it may serve to cheer you & assure you that you have those dear ones to live for who love you very dearly & for whose sake you should cheer up, and not grieve for that lost one taken from this world of sin & trouble to dwell with his God on high.

I was much distressed my dear Mother to hear you were suffering so much with your old complaint, dysphasia, and hope ere this reaches you you will have been entirely relieved, have you any of the Alleghany water left and do you continue to drink it. Mollie writes me she is making you take bitters regularly which she thinks benefits you. You must continue to take your tonic and not think of the spirit you consume. No doubt your trip to the village benefitted you a good deal, a change is a great thing sometimes. You should ride every evening.

I wrote Mollie yesterday and just after sending of my letter received hers of the 24th by Bester's boy. He also brought my over cape which I was glad to get. I wrote Aunt Lucy long letter and left it at Martinsburg to be mailed when the Yankees get possession. We are now encamped at a place called Bunkers Hill but don't think we shall remain here very long. Here comes Genl. Early's courier, wonder what order he brings.

Just what I expected, the order is to cook two days rations and be ready to move at day light tomorrow. This will not however interfere with my letter writing to day. I have no idea which way we will move but every body seems to think up the Valley. I hope it may be so for I am always better satisfied when moving towards the dear ones at home. Why has brother never written how he managed to remain at home. I don't know to this day in what position he is in the service still. I hear he is still at home. I shall be truly glad to know that he is permanently stationed there. We were all very much rejoiced at Hood's victory but fear it was only temporary. If he can whip Sherman in front of Atlanta his army will be destroyed. We have a rumor here to day (Coming from Baltimore paper Sun by some of the Citizens at Charlestown) that Genl. Lee has given Grant another terrible whipping. I trust it will prove true and that it will force Grant to get away from Richmond. Our army here is recuperating considerably and is as strong now as when it first started. All the stragglers lost on the long march around have been gathered up.

Was very glad to hear you had a fine rain in Orange. It will do some good although much more may be needed. We have had lowering clouds here for several days but no rain and the people are almost in despair. They will make no corn at all. I hope Mr. Shaw will make more than he thinks. We can get no vegetables in this country. I sent Lewis fifteen miles yesterday and he returned with one pound of butter and one doz eggs. Mollie writes me that all the children had the whooping cough. I hope they will all get through it easily. I was glad to hear you enjoyed the cheese so much. You must not let the others have too much of it but keep it for your own use. What sort of an article did the tea turn out. Good I hope. So Tom wants to wait until after the war to get married. If he does he will not get Vic. He can I think make arrangements now that would put him in a position to marry at once. I am going to write him a few lines to day. Mollie writes me Mrs. Fry objects. Why is this. How does Aunt Octavia and uncle [?] like it. They should be delighted. My horse hurt her foot about a week ago so I have been in the ambulance while on the march. She is well again, but I fear she is too young for service. She is a splendid animal & if I could get another to ride wound send her to Mr. Shaw for light service. What is the matter with [Ross?] Hear he is at home sick. I suppose Mollie calls on Aunt Martha & uncle Jaq. very often. Tell her I expect to hear of a dreadful intimacy between herself & the former. Early's campaign up here is looked upon as a failure by every one. He is fit to command nothing but a division [that] under General Lee. I heard Mrs. Gordon was at Winchester but hardly believe it. If she is there she has seen very little of the Genl. as I know he had not left his command to visit her. I feel too sorry for poor Jane Carter. Has she gone south, poor soul. I hope she will fine with her husband's relatives a kind & good home. Doubtless he will leave her well off as he was considered rich. Well my Darling Mother, I must bring my letter to a close as I must write several others to day. Give my love to all and kiss the children for me and believe me ever My Dearest Mother

Hd Qrs Arty V.D.

My Darling Mother

Mollie wrote you of her safe arrival the day after she got here and told you how nicely she was fixed and now I regret to tell you after all out trouble to get fixed etc. that Genl. Long had concluded to move his Hd Qrs to Staunton so we will have to look out quarters there. He took command to day and will move the office in a few days. Col. Carter's command will be here so he will remain here. Dr. [Straith] has gone to Staunton to see what can be done in the way of accommodations but I feel certain we will not be as comfortably or agreeably fixed as we would eventually have been here. I shall hate very much to part with Col. Carter and not be with Mrs. C as she would be such a pleasant person for Mollie to be with. I wish Genl. Long would let the Dr. & myself remain down here. I have done a good deal of work for nothing. Hereafter will do nothing until every thing is definitely settled. The Genl. inquired particularly after you all. He is looking very well but I don't think well by any means. This is a miserable neighborhood, the meanest people I ever saw and the greatest [extortionists]. I wish the Yankees would come here and take every thing they have got.

Now that Mollie is away from you and you will not have the benefit of my letters to her I intend to write you regularly. Mollie will I know keep you all posted besides. How I wish we could have been stationed near Orange, that we could have seen more of you all during the winter. Never mind I am entitled to a furlough which I will take after a while and spend it with you all. Mollie seems very happy being with me and I am too happy at having her. Matilda does first rate and I am too thankful that you allowed us to have her. Mollie could not have done without a maid. Mollie rec'd Fan's note by Botts yesterday. He went on up to Staunton. She has some nice brooms to send Fan.

With much love to all

Hd Qrs Arty V.D.

My Dear Mother

Mollie wishes her bonnet box with bonnet sent up by first good opportunity or by express if it can be done. She says the key is on her bunch of keys in her large black trunk. She will require her bonnet to wear to church. I am exceed[ing]ly glad we will be where I can attend church regularly as I have been debarred of the pleasure for some time. Tell Fan I saw Mrs. Long on Saturday and she inquired after all. She seems a very fine woman and is delighted at having us in Staunton. Tell Champe that Dr. [McGuire] is the finest dressed man in Staunton. All of old Early's staff seem to be having a very gay time. Dr. Straith went to the wedding and came home disgusted of course. Says he spent the entire night in getting out of other people's way. They had a fine [supper] the Dr. has heard nothing more from his wife but is looking for her every day. I hope sister wrote and explained to Cousin Eliza my dispatch. I sent it at the Dr.'s request. He thinking his wife might have reached that place. Corbin Welford is going to Culpepper to look for her in a few days. The weather had been very fine for the last week and I hope will continue so. No doubt the bright sun has persuaded you just to peek your head out of the door. Matilda is still much pleased. I will keep a good watch over her in Staunton and try and return her improved as Mollie will learn her to be very patient. Has Vic heard anything from Tom recently. Willie was here today and says they have heard nothing from him for months. Hope Vic put an end to Hardy's coming to see him. His independence in staying so long at uncle E's beat anything I ever heard of. Mollie would have written today but has been busy packing. She will write as soon as we get to Staunton. Tell Champe she might write us often.

Mollie joins me in much love to all. Tell Sister I will write her very soon.

As ever your fond & affect.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Virginia Military Institute—Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia Military Institute—Cadet compositions—Prose
Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1867
New Market Cadets
Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1860-1869
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives—Confederate
Virginia—History—Civil War, 1861-1865
Correspondence
Telegrams